Practice of clinical forensic medicine in Sri Lanka: Does it need a new era?

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• 作者：Sarathchandra Kodikara ; ^{kaskodikara@yahoo.com}
• 关键词：GMO ; Government Medical Officers ; MLEF ; Medicolegal Examination Form ; SLMC ; Sri Lanka Medical Council ; DLM ; Diploma in Legal Medicine ; MD ; Doctorate in Forensic Medicine ; MLR ; Medicolegal Report ; DMJ ; Diploma in Medical Jurisprudence
• 刊名：Legal Medicine
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：July, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：14
• 期：4
• 页码：167-171
• 全文大小：161 K

文摘

Clinical forensic medicine is a sub-specialty of forensic medicine and is intimately associated with the justice system of a country. Practice of clinical forensic medicine is evolving, but deviates from one jurisdiction to another. Most English-speaking countries practice clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology separately while most non-English-speaking countries practice forensic medicine which includes clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology. Unlike the practice of forensic pathology, several countries have informal arrangements to deal with forensic patients and there are no international standards of practice or training in this discipline. Besides, this is rarely a topic of discussion. In the adversarial justice system in Sri Lanka, the designated Government Medical Officers practice both clinical forensic medicine and forensic pathology. Practice of clinical forensic medicine, and its teaching and training in Sri Lanka depicts unique features. However, this system has not undergone a significant revision for many decades. In this communication, the existing legal framework, current procedure of practice, examination for drunkenness, investigations, structure of referrals, reports, subsequent legal procedures, undergraduate, in-service, and postgraduate training are discussed with suggestions for reforms.